{"id":339732,"date":"2025-11-24T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339732"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:08:50","slug":"iranian-officials-float-npt-withdrawal-and-imported-warheads-following-iaea-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/iranian-officials-float-npt-withdrawal-and-imported-warheads-following-iaea-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Officials Float NPT Withdrawal and \u2018Imported\u2019 Warheads Following IAEA Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Missiles flank the Azadi Tower during a military parade in Tehran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the wake of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors’ resolution on November 20, 2025, officials of the Iranian regime have shifted their rhetoric from technical non-cooperation<\/a> to open threats of nuclear proliferation. While the regime\u2019s Foreign Ministry initially responded by voiding the “Cairo Understanding,” senior lawmakers and state officials are now publicly discussing withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and acquiring nuclear weapons from foreign allies, signaling a dangerous escalation in Tehran\u2019s strategy to counter international isolation.<\/p>\n

Threats of Imported Deterrence<\/h2>\n

On November 24, 2025, rhetoric from Tehran moved beyond domestic uranium enrichment to explicit threats of involving foreign nuclear powers in the crisis. Kamran Ghazanfari, a member of the Parliament\u2019s Internal Affairs and Councils Commission, asserted that leaving the NPT would legally empower the regime to bolster its military and nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n

In a startling admission regarding the regime’s reliance on Eastern blocs, Ghazanfari claimed<\/a> that Moscow and Pyongyang are prepared to back Tehran\u2019s nuclear escalation. “Putin’s deputy has indirectly announced that Russia is willing to provide nuclear weapons to Iran,” Ghazanfari stated. He further alleged that North Korea had pledged support, claiming the North Korean leader had threatened Israel with a nuclear response should it attack Iran. “They also possess nuclear weapons and can react,” Ghazanfari added, suggesting a proxy nuclear deterrent strategy.<\/p>\n

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#Tehran<\/a> Resorts to Nuclear Extortion in Response to IAEA Censurehttps:\/\/t.co\/yGUC9fbUut<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n